Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 202 201. In the end, family members are still the most reliable! (Fourth update)
Fast forward to the next battle. Cypher was conscientiously spraying a bunch of strange paint jobs on the machine. He even had time to think about writing something when the communication came in.

"Red Crossbow, be careful of the next enemy. They have studied your tactics thoroughly and have made corresponding preparations against you."

"For this reason, I hope you can adjust your equipment to prevent yourself from being targeted."

Such concerns... are not wrong. After considering it, Seifer did not replace the "long spikes" he brought with him and the large shotgun that he used very smoothly.

The weapon that blocks the enemy's movement is simply replaced with an irreplaceable, ultra-high-speed artillery device hanging on the shoulder.

The disadvantage of this weapon is that the body must be stopped when firing, otherwise the reaction force of the firing will cause the body to stagger - but this is a problem only for two-footed and inverted-footed weapons.

Tracks like the ones used by Cypher are not afraid at all, and firing will not even cause the machine to pause for the slightest.

After seeing his outfit, the half-robot that had been communicating with him fell silent. Then it said, "The battle is about to begin, Red Crossbow."

At the same time, Leica also said: "This outbreak of the giant anomaly is about to end. Red Crossbow, how about delaying the time? As soon as the time is up, you can come out."

Although that’s possible, but the same thing applies: the better you perform in the vision, the better things you will get in the end.

So, without hesitation, Seifer walked into the arena, ignoring Leica's annoyed voice for the moment, and was greeted by... uh, a chaotic scene of the audience.

If we were to say where the chaos was, it was generally quite chaotic everywhere. The audience was getting along well for some reason, and after Sefer appeared, some people were even more excited.

I don't understand what they are so excited about. After all, according to the speed of time, it should have been a few days...

While thinking, Seifer suddenly looked up - just for a moment, he always felt that the thing belonging to the planet's satellite hanging high in the lonely space seemed a little strange.

Just like the unstable noise on the monitor, three or four different masked illusions were pulled out in an instant, even the primary colors of blue, red and white.

But it was only for a moment, because in front of Sefer, something suddenly roared out from under the newly formed ground, which was probably made up of a thin layer of water.

It flew towards the sky carrying a lot of water vapor and layers of waves, and its slender and elegant body shape just stood in the air.

Such an excellent thrust-to-weight ratio allowed it to hover like this. Seifer nodded in admiration - he no longer had much objection to the technology in the vision.

After all, the machine has been driven, and people have become accustomed to it and even accepted the fact that it is indeed better than tanks, armored vehicles or airplanes.

The thing stopped in the sky, its silver-gray body equipped with unknown equipment, but the other party chose to communicate.

"You've never lost since your debut, Red Crossbow. You're truly admirable."

"But your undefeated streak can only end here. Today, you will fall here, under the attack of this Valkyrie."

Cypher shrugged from inside the machine, so the other party couldn't see him. So he said, "How can you be so sure? Is it because you look like you got a new toy?"

"Or did these things that were still fighting and could only watch and scream give you great courage?"

The Valkyrie pilot said coldly, "Ha, everyone knows you're a good talker. Be thankful that after knocking you down this time, you're able to survive—and make use of your remaining talents elsewhere."

Although the face and body were fabricated, Seifer felt that perhaps people should focus their attention on something more meaningful. "Then let's see for ourselves."

The azure particle stream gushing out from the strange nozzle behind the opponent was like three pairs of gorgeous wings of light. It fell heavily to the ground, creating a thousand layers of waves.

Cypher's threat indicator immediately sounded the alarm, and the enemy's firepower arrived instantly!

The continuous beams of light spread out like a fan. Although before that, Cypher had already maneuvered, and even dodged quickly when he realized that he could not dodge with normal propulsion!
By the way, the quick dodge of this machine is a bit like a wheelchair suddenly jumping up and sprinting. It looks outrageous, but it is very powerful and most people can't withstand it.

After dodging a series of beam attacks, Cypher was trying to appreciate the other party's completely different level of technology when he noticed something floating on his shoulder.

That thing is... a floating gun?

Or it could be a master-slave follower firepower device, just like a drone, where the subsystem can provide all-round firepower... There is no point in analyzing this.

Seve picked up the pace again, moving flexibly around the court, but it looked embarrassing as if he was being outplayed.

The entire stadium was filled with boos, and some people took the opportunity to mock Sefer for not being so arrogant anymore.

Isn't this about finding the angle?

The subsystems following the Valkyrie continued to fire, but it suddenly folded its arms and legs, flipped its feet, turned its upper body in a full circle, and opened its arms.

A transformation mechanism, and one that transforms into a more aerodynamic shape...?
The engine roared, and the thing's instantaneous flight even broke the sound barrier at a certain moment!

Cypher braked subconsciously, then adjusted the angle to dodge as all systems warned of complete overload. With just this one 'jump', he avoided the most fatal direct impact.

Only the hard wing brushed past his body, and Sefer only felt a violent collision, but that was all.

Seize this opportunity and open fire with shotgun shells before the 'plane' is completely separated!
Huge projectiles whizzed out and bombarded the body of the machine in return. Cypher used the armor on his back to withstand the bombardment of the opponent's subsystem, successfully making it temporarily unbalanced.

The shoulder cannon followed up instantly, knocking it to the ground from mid-air with one shot.

Artillery bombardment followed by advancement, the left arm mount switched, and at a distance almost touching the face, Cypher fiercely blasted out that indestructible "long spike"!
Amidst loud noises and roars, this indestructible weapon, its long needle made of special metal material, instantly thrust out, under the expectant gaze of the audience...

It failed to penetrate the opponent's outer armor, and even had difficulty getting in. The only gain was that it pushed the opponent up from the ground.

The sudden change did not affect Seifer's mood. A cooling fin popped out from the cooling slot on the back of the body. As he recovered his movements and began to dodge irregularly, he turned on the communication.

"Although I already have some guesses, your approach is a bit too rude... Is this setting of coming from the same place just a setting in the end?"

There was silence for a while on the other end of the line, and then a new voice suddenly appeared.

"Yes, it's just a setting. Red Crossbow, I hope you can struggle to your heart's content, allowing the audience to appreciate the beauty of a rising star's sudden fall."

Not surprising.

(End of this chapter)